12-24-2010, 06:34 PM
Why do people charge X amount? as ourgreenie said, because they can get that much for the puppy....maybe...
the unfortunate truth is that there are many dogs that are bred (or bred all by themselves) whose puppies are not sold, but abandoned, "taken off to the woods", used as "pit bait"... the list goes on.
I am going to go along with Cgray on the gene pool of some owners... having worked with one dog that was from a questionable human gene pool - the extent of malice some have is unfathomable...
I have known families that have paid much for a 'side of the road by the shopping center' dog, only to find out it was not the breed, nor had any health care while other families we know have gotten a good dog at a 'fair' price from the same area.
I would think that a buyer would have to be more than a little cautious of putting hundreds of dollars on a 'back of the truck' purchase, but the heartstrings seem to get in the way on some purchases...
the unfortunate truth is that there are many dogs that are bred (or bred all by themselves) whose puppies are not sold, but abandoned, "taken off to the woods", used as "pit bait"... the list goes on.
I am going to go along with Cgray on the gene pool of some owners... having worked with one dog that was from a questionable human gene pool - the extent of malice some have is unfathomable...
I have known families that have paid much for a 'side of the road by the shopping center' dog, only to find out it was not the breed, nor had any health care while other families we know have gotten a good dog at a 'fair' price from the same area.
I would think that a buyer would have to be more than a little cautious of putting hundreds of dollars on a 'back of the truck' purchase, but the heartstrings seem to get in the way on some purchases...